UK Department of Health
recommended daily calorie intake:
You might be surprised at just how many calories you’re
having without even realising! Drinking fewer units is a great
way to cut down on calories, feel healthier and lose weight.
Here’s lots of handy information that will help you keep an eye on how
many calories and units that you’re drinking. Once you know more about
alcohol and calories you should be able to manage your drinking more
effectively and even lose weight as a result.
Drink
Wine
Wine
Size
ABV
Standard Glass
11.5%
(175ml)
Large Glass
12%
(250ml)
Units
Calories
2
120
3
170
Wine
Bottle (750ml)
12%
9
510
Strong Lager/Beer
Pint
5.3%
3
240
Bottle (330ml)
5%
2
140
Pint
4%
2
180
Can (500ml)
4%
2
160
Strong Cider
Pint
5%
3
240
Spirits
Single (25ml)
40%
1
55
Spirits
Double (50ml)
40%
2
110
Alcopop
Bottle (275ml)
5%
1.4
200
Baileys
Double
18%
1
175
Strong
Lager/Beer
Normal Strength
Lager/Beer
Normal Strength
Lager/Beer
3 Pints of beer is like having 2 burgers
to help you relax. It’s equal to
546 calories.
Men
2,500
Women
2,000
Units and calories stated are approximate values
– always chack the strength of drink.
SNACK/FAST FOOD
3 large glasses of wine is like having
3 donuts with your evening meal.
It’s equal to 510 calories.
6 double vodka and cokes is like having
a medium pizza all to yourself.
It’s equal to 1080 calories.
Snack/
Fast Food
Size
Calories
Cashew nuts
28g
164
Crisps
28g
147
Salted Nuts
28g
160
Kebab
168g
429
Cheese
Burger
141g
379
Some key facts about alcohol and calories
• The calories in alcohol are often
referred to as “empty calories”
which means they have no
nutritional value and therefore
do not make any significant
contribution to our diet.
• Importantly when people drink a lot
they usually add to these calories
by eating high calorie snacks
(crisps, nuts and takeaways like
kebabs/burgers).
• 3500 calories =1lb in weight. Thus
the average drinker will consume
the equivalent of 18lbs in weight
(nearly one and a half stone per
year) whereas those drinking the
equivalent of a bottle of wine a day
drink the equivalent of 52lbs in
weight (3st/10lbs).
• A person who has either 3 glasses
of wine a day or 1 pint of beer
per day consumes 1200 calories
a week.
• A person who drinks even within
the recommended guidelines
consumes approximately 62,400
calories per year.
• For people who binge (for example
the equivalent of a bottle of wine
per day) this figure is far higher.
They can consume 3500 calories
in one week.
For help and advice on how to manage
your drinking and lose weight visit
fewerunits.co.uk
/fewerunits
@fewerunits
This information is brought to you by Public Health Liverpool